"It is always great to sing lyrics you can 'feel' and I really felt those words! So, I believe that we have the right title for the album and I am so thrilled in the way that it has turned out."

Sir Cliff said he is excited that the record may be a "revival for me" and by the prospect of a new audience tuning in to listen to him, but "if they do and don't like it, they can buy something else".

He added: "Give me a chance, that is all we can ask... close your eyes and tune in. My longevity should be considered a plus, not a drawback."

The album sees Sir Cliff reunite with Olivia Newton-John for the first time in nearly 25 years on the track Everybody's Someone, after previously working together on the duet Had To Be in 1995.

Rise Up also features four of his classic tracks, including Devil Woman and Miss You Nights, reworked using Sir Cliff's original vocals with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

A numbered limited edition 7'' single of the album's title track and debut single Rise Up will be released in October along with the song Schoolboy Crush - the original B-side to Move It - to mark Sir Cliff's 60th anniversary in the music industry.

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